Dell 2007WFP "dirty looking screen"

lostagain · 4 Jul 2006 at 01:52

Dell 2407WFP "dirty looking screen"

Ive just moved up from a 19 inch CRT to the 2407WFP but the screen looks like it has a kind of haze over it like it needs a good wipe. I don't have much experience with flat screens and wondered if this is normal? Its very noticeable on lighter colours like white.
And the video display from my nebula TV card is pants same with drivx movies and DVD, very blocky. I also have a projector with a seven foot screen on dualview and it looks 100 times better with video.

My video card is a Nvidia 6600GT set at 1920X1200 and using the digital cable that came along with the monitor. Running the latest drivers 91.31_winxp2kmce.

Thanks for any help.
BTW £700 for a monitor and they don't even send a power lead

Edit to fix the title

scotty32 · 5 Jul 2006 at 11:18

You spent £700 on a 2007WFP?? They're less than half that!

Mud · 5 Jul 2006 at 11:28

I think he/she means a 2407, 1920x1200 is only on 23/24" panels.

scotty32 · 5 Jul 2006 at 11:42

Mud said:
I think he/she means a 2407, 1920x1200 is only on 23/24" panels.

Ah yes. I didn't see that they were using 1920x1200.

OP - just so you know, you have a 2407WFP, *not* 2007WFP

I think the 'haze' you are seeing is probably some natural effect of TFTs that you aren't used to. Try fiddling around in the OSD to see if you can get rid of it, if it bugs you that much. Otherwise, see if they put a protective film on the screen

davidstone28 · 5 Jul 2006 at 12:15

It does come with a power lead - if you bought it from Dell it just comes in a seperate box and is listed as seperate item on the invoice.

If you didn't buy it from Dell, and the retailer didn't supply you with one, that's the retailer's fault.......

Of course, DivX movies are going to look blocky. You're interpolating a low resolution 320x240 video or similar sized video up to 1920x1200. There's no extra resolution from the source so what do you expect? Divx videos are also going to look particularly bad if they use variable bit rates or haven't been encoded particularly well eg. 1 pass etc.

Even DVD at 720x576 isn't going to come close to matching 1920x1200.

I don't understand why you bought a 24" in the first place if you're playing low res videos and expecting amazing quality.

You sound like one of those people that spends £2000 on a High Definition TV , plugs their standard TV aerial into it and then complains that the picture looks 'blurry'.

lostagain · 5 Jul 2006 at 15:05

Thanks for the replys and yes its a 2407WFP. I kind of knew that running low resolution video at such a high resolution would look bad just not that bad BTW ive downloaded some HD stuff and it looks as blocky as hell too i guess i need to play around with some settings or maybe my 6600GT and 3ghz P4 is not up to it.

Theres no protective film on the screen

Ive calibrated the monitor but the "haze" is still there i guess this is one of the drawbacks of LCD technology and if it is then LCD has a long long long long way to go to catch up with CRT.

Mud · 5 Jul 2006 at 17:45

Look into the video processing apps ffdshow or theatreTEK, I just use ffdshow for the scaling options and it makes a huge difference to the image quality.

FrankJH · 5 Jul 2006 at 17:55

If you have downloaded true HD stuff from the MS site ( or somewhere else like a hollywood trailer for eg) and its still looking blocky - either your video card isnt upto it ( or its faulty) or your screen is

Tetras · 5 Jul 2006 at 17:59

Is your 6600 GTs DVI connector dual link or single link? I don't know what the effects would be (and probably is nothing to do with it..) but I think your in the upper echelons of what single link DVI can handle at that resolution.

FrankJH · 5 Jul 2006 at 18:30

Tetras said:
Is your 6600 GTs DVI connector dual link or single link? I don't know what the effects would be (and probably is nothing to do with it..) but I think your in the upper echelons of what single link DVI can handle at that resolution.

very good point actually - hadnt considered that

Humate · 5 Jul 2006 at 18:43

credit to you lostagain... personally, i woulda told davidstone28 where to go.

lostagain · 5 Jul 2006 at 19:19

"is your 6600 GTs DVI connector dual link or single link?"

I really don't know but ive changed to VGA and the disply is just the same. Maybe its just me but i dont think spending £700 on a monitor that over all looks worse than my 19 inch CRT is not acceptable. I'm not talking about video playback i don't blame that on the monitor.
Its the "haze" that seems to cover the whole screen like there is a protective layer covering it which was meant to be peeled of. Even a friend said the monitor needed a clean but it aint dirt.

I'm sending it back and buying a £2000 HDTV just to plug my standard TV aerial into it so i can whine some more

But of course you can get HDTV over a normal aerial in the london area. The crystal palace transmitter i think.

Thanks for you help.

iamgud · 5 Jul 2006 at 21:27

You don't need dual link DVI for tthe 2407. Most LCDs have a matt screen. Look for a Glossy LCD such as the NEC, ASUS or Sony.